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    Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    I'm looking into buying a new USB wireless adatper.

    I currently have a Netgear wireless G adatper, but it keeps losing the connection to the router which is a Netgear N router.

    Also I link my computer through my wireless connection to my sony tv via DLNA so I need one that is upt to the task of streaming.

    Any thoughts?

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    I've only used a couple of the Edimax N adapters from here: http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer-.../Adaptors-(USB)

    The EW-7711Uan has a really good antenna, but the EW-7811Un looks really interesting being so small.

    Remember, you don't have to have the USB adapter hanging out the front or back of the PC. Get a 2m USB extension lead (or anything up to 5m) and have the adapter placed anywhere you like to improve reception.

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    Would a netgear WN111 be any good?

    I've seen on SCAN a Netgear WNDA3100 has anyone tried one of these?

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    I have a EW-7711Uan and it's pretty good, the signal is on average one "bar" better than the USB sticks I've used in the past.

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    Thanks for the advice I will have a look at these.

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    Could be that your 802.11n router can have the '-n' part turned off to allow better compatibility with your 802.11g client adapter? Had a look in the router's wireless settings for a 'b/g only' switch?
    Perhaps you don't need ot buy a new adapter after all?

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    Quote Originally Posted by nonstandard View Post
    Could be that your 802.11n router can have the '-n' part turned off to allow better compatibility with your 802.11g client adapter? Had a look in the router's wireless settings for a 'b/g only' switch?
    Perhaps you don't need ot buy a new adapter after all?


    I cant see anywhere in the netgear settings to turn it off, but I might be looking in the wrong place?

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    You'll need to log in to the router using your computer's web browser. Connect to the router using some ethernet cable so your session doesn't get interrupted. You'll need the username and password for your router (the default on Netgears is often username = admin , password = password). If this is new to you, perhaps you should have a look at the router manual - you can download Netgear manuals from netgear.co.uk ?

    good luck

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    Kind of strange - I've been having terrible problems with my Netgear wg111v2 wireless USB dongle.

    Just in the past day or two it's been cutting on and off like CRAZY. Well just this night I pulled it out and felt it and it was absolutely ROASTING. Maybe I've been over-using it? Not that I've been downloading anything at all (just browsing).

    So a couple of minutes in the freezing Aberdeen air seems to have done the trick and it's stayed on longer than ever.

    However - I've had constant issues with this stupid dongle (on 2 seperate PC's in 2 different towns) and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Thinking of just buying the one mentioned in this thread - the support from Netgear has in the past been dreadful as well.

    Oh well good luck.

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    Quote Originally Posted by nonstandard View Post
    You'll need to log in to the router using your computer's web browser. Connect to the router using some ethernet cable so your session doesn't get interrupted. You'll need the username and password for your router (the default on Netgears is often username = admin , password = password). If this is new to you, perhaps you should have a look at the router manual - you can download Netgear manuals from netgear.co.uk ?

    good luck
    I logged into the router and I couldn't see it.
    I will have a look in the manual and find any reference to it.

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    Re: Guidance on a Wireless adapter

    It should be in baisc settings after your username and password.


    Try a system backup and then a return to factory and then a restore.

    It made my incredibly bad router quite good again. Unfortunately not before I went and got another one!

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